{"id":51582,"date":"2016-08-19T13:31:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T20:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=51582"},"modified":"2016-08-19T13:46:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T20:46:17","slug":"fan-made-star-wars-trailer-taps-ewan-mcgregors-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/08\/fan-made-star-wars-trailer-taps-ewan-mcgregors-jesus.html","title":{"rendered":"Fan-made Star Wars<\/i> trailer taps Ewan McGregor’s Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
$\"lastdaysinthedesert-kenobi\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n
Last Days in the Desert<\/a><\/i> is out on video now, so it was probably only a matter of time before some enterprising Star Wars<\/a><\/i> fan took the footage of Ewan McGregor sitting in the desert and turned it into a \u201ctrailer\u201d for a film about the time Obi-Wan Kenobi spent on Tatooine between Episodes III and IV of the space-opera saga.<\/p>\n
Here is the fan video in question:<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\nTo the best of my recollection, the McGregor footage here is all taken from the scenes in which he played Jesus, but some (maybe all?) of the McGregor voice-over is taken from the scenes in which he played Satan \u2014 which is interesting, considering that the original Obi-Wan Kenobi (played by Alec Guinness) was regarded as a Christ-figure by many people (because he was betrayed by a former disciple, his robes were empty after he died, and his spirit lived on, etc.), but the prequels that McGregor starred in made Obi-Wan and the Jedi as a whole look a lot more complicated, morally.<\/p>\nI do like what <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/article\/force-strong-fan-made-trailer-obi-wan-kenobi-solo--241320\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rob Dean<\/a> had to say about this at the A.V. Club:<\/p>\n<blockquote>Yes, the Qui-Gon Jinn Force ghost is a bit wonky. But everything else about this is incredibly appealing. The idea of a quiet, thoughtful character study of a man without a country trying to make do in a savage land while battling his own inner demons and guilt? That would be a big departure from the (presumed) action-packed space operatics of Rogue One<\/i> and the other spin-off films, and it could be incredibly rewarding. Ewan McGregor has proven (in Last Days In The Desert<\/i>, among other films) to be able to carry such a weight on his shoulders and convey these mixed emotions, so it would be interesting to see him flex his dramatic muscles and give Obi-Wan some much-needed depth. Basically, it looks like Gerry<\/i> but with space ghosts and rocket ships, which isn\u2019t the worst-sounding thing either.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nSo here\u2019s a thought: If Star Wars<\/i> doesn\u2019t always have to be about blockbuster movies \u2014 if it can include, and count as canonical, the various TV shows that Lucasfilm still produces \u2014 then how about some low-budget movies that expand the Star Wars<\/i> universe in these other ways? They\u2019d probably be profitable, at least. And they could generate all sorts of goodwill among fans and filmmakers alike. Just a thought.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2015\/12\/how-many-star-wars-actors-have-also-been-in-bible-movies.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">my post<\/a> on Star Wars<\/i> actors who have been in Bible films.<\/p>\nCheck out earlier Last Days in the Desert<\/i> trailers and other videos here:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/03\/watch-ewan-mcgregor-plays-jesus-and-the-devil-in-the-first-trailer-for-last-days-in-the-desert.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The first trailer<\/a> (March 24, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/04\/watch-last-days-in-the-desert-star-ewan-mcgregor-invites-you-to-an-evening-of-film-music-and-conversation.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Premiere Events\u2019 trailer<\/a> (April 11, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/04\/watch-the-director-and-co-stars-of-last-days-in-the-desert-discuss-the-films-themes-in-a-new-featurette.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The three-minute featurette<\/a> (April 26, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/04\/watch-a-better-look-at-the-devil-and-a-few-spoilers-in-a-longer-version-of-the-last-days-in-the-desert-featurette.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The four-and-a-half-minute featurette<\/a> (April 28, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/05\/watch-jesus-meets-ciaran-hinds-in-the-first-clip-from-last-days-in-the-desert-plus-new-photos-and-interviews.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Give Me a Hand\u2019 clip<\/a> (May 2, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/05\/watch-jesus-has-a-fireside-chat-with-tye-sheridan-in-a-new-clip-from-last-days-in-the-desert-plus-new-interviews.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018What Are You Building?\u2019 clip<\/a> (May 4, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/05\/watch-three-new-clips-from-last-days-in-the-desert.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Good Intentions\u2019 and \u2018father and son arguing\u2019 clips<\/a> (May 9, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/05\/watch-satan-tells-jesus-gods-plan-is-repetitive-in-a-clip-from-last-days-in-the-desert-plus-new-interviews.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Nothing Surprises You\u2019 clip<\/a> (May 11, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/05\/watch-a-new-clip-a-soundtrack-preview-and-b-roll-footage-from-last-days-in-the-desert-plus-new-interviews.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018I\u2019m Fasting\u2019 clip, the soundtrack preview, and the B-roll footage<\/a> (May 12, 2016)<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An enterprising Star Wars<\/i> fan has taken advantage of the fact that Ewan McGregor has played both Jesus and Obi-Wan Kenobi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1116,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[814,2675,206],"class_list":["post-51582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-ewan-mcgregor","tag-last-days-in-the-desert","tag-star-wars"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Fan-made Star Wars trailer taps Ewan McGregor's 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